
Muscala has been playing better recently, and has excelled when brought in as a backup to Joel Embiid, but his success has effectively pushed Johnson out of the rotation. McConnell will be used strategically by Brown during the postseason, as we’ve seen before, and he’ll likely have success in a limited role. Clearly, Shamet has been more NBA-ready than anyone expected and that is a good sign, but he is still a rookie who needs time to learn and grow. The same could be said of Korkmaz, in his second year but coming off an abbreviated first year.
